Charles James Brownrigg

Captain Charles James Brownrigg, (9 November, 1836 – 3 December, 1881) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Brownrigg's father, Marcus Freeman Brownrigg had also served in the Navy as a Commander.

Brownrigg was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 17 September, 1857.

Brownrigg was promoted to the rank of Commander on 9 April, 1866.

Brownrigg was promoted to the rank of Captain on 18 September, 1873.

Brownrigg commanded several ships. His first was H.M.S. Tamar, in which he fought in the Ashanti War of 1874. He commanded of the iron screw troopship Euphrates from April 1878 through mid-1880 and was chastised for grounding her in December, 1878.

On 8 June 1880, Brownrigg was appointed in command of the elderly H.M.S. London, which was involved in anti-slaving work off the African coast. In December 1881, Brownrigg was killed while leading a boarding party against a slaving vessel off Pemba which was better protected against interference than he expected.

Brownrigg's widow was granted a special pension of £200 per annum.

See Also

• An account of the action leading to Brownrigg's death
• Service Records
• Wikipedia

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by John D'Arcy	Captain of H.M.S. Jumna 10 Oct, 1877 – 12 Oct, 1877	Succeeded by George Parsons
Preceded by Henry Hand	Captain of H.M.S. Euphrates 22 Apr, 1878 – 9 Jun, 1880	Succeeded by Charles S. Cardale